Augustus Hawkins

Augustus Hawkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Edgar W. Hiestand (redistricted)
Succeeded by	Maxine Waters
Constituency	21st district (1963–1975) 29th district (1975–1991)
Member of the California State Assembly from the 62nd district
In office January 7, 1935 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Frederick Madison Roberts
Succeeded by	Tom Waite
Personal details
Born	Augustus Freeman Hawkins (1907-08-31)August 31, 1907 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	November 10, 2007(2007-11-10) (aged 100) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Pegga Smith (1945–1966) Elsie Hawkins (1977–2007)
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Augustus Hawkins's voice Hawkins introduces a comprehensive economic bill of rights Recorded July 1, 1987

Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the course of his career, Hawkins authored more than 300 state and federal laws, the most famous of which are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment.^[1]